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[When asked "Dr. Einstein, why is it that when the mind of man has stretched so far as to discover the structure of the atom… — Albert Einstein
One might be led to question whether the scientists acted wisely in presenting the statesmen of the world with this appalling problem. Actually there was… — Enrico Fermi
The only use for an atomic bomb is to keep somebody else from using one. It can give us no protection-only the doubtful satisfaction of… — George Wald
This revelation of the secrets of nature, long mercifully withheld from man, should arouse the most solemn reflections in the mind and conscience of every… — Winston Churchill
I am far from sure when I am acting and when I am not or, should I more frankly put it, when I am lying… — Laurence Olivier
I would become a priest or a rabbi or a monk or whatever the hell was necessary to perform miracles such as taking money from… — Lenny Bruce
Whenever your kids are out of control, you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His kids. — Bill Cosby
I've always been intrigued with the variety of answers this generation will give their children who ask, "Where did I come from, Mommy?" They will… — Erma Bombeck
The reason I'm not an alcoholic is I don't like to drink in front of the kids . . . and when you're away from… — Phyllis Diller
Half of the failures in life come from pulling one's horse when he is leaping. — Thomas Hood
If there is one thing which I would banish from the earth it is fear. — Henry Ford
You see something scary, you should stand up and step toward it, not away from it. Instinctively, reflexively, in a raging fury. — Lee Child
Like a robe wears out over time and turns to rags, life wears out from day to day, from second to second. — Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche
Envy and jealousy stem from the fundamental inability to rejoice at someone else's happiness or success — Matthieu Ricard
Humility does not mean believing oneself to be inferior, but to be freed from self-importance. It is a state of natural simplicity which is in… — Matthieu Ricard
Ours is a society of denial that conditions us to protect ourselves from any direct difficulty and discomfort. We expend enormous energy denying our insecurity,… — Jack Kornfield
In opening we can see how many times we have mistaken small identities and fearful beliefs for our true nature and how limiting this is.… — Jack Kornfield
Nobody who is not prepared to spoil cats will get from them the reward they are able to give to those who do spoil them. — Compton Mackenzie
The vanity of man revolts from the serene indifference of the cat. — Agnes Repplier
You don't have to go looking for love when it's where you come from. — Werner Erhard
The great lesson to learn of life is the need of giving out from the abundance of one's self in order to be ever abundant… — Walter Russell
Understand the place of love in a spiritual life. A powerful and blissful type of love has no conditions, no ownership and no people involved.… — Ajahn Brahm
Go back home where you came from. This country is mine, and I intend to stay here and to raise this country full of grown… — Sitting Bull
We are born to action and whatever is capable of suggesting and guiding action has power over us from the first. — Charles Horton Cooley
When I talk about doing affirmations, I mean consciously choosing words that will either help eliminate something from your life or help create something new… — Louise Hay

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